HiPERiSM Services: Air Quality Modeling - NAAQS

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The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)

Pollutant

Sample

Standard Value
Carbon Monoxide (CO) 8-hour Average

1-hour Average

9 ppm     10 mg/m3

35 ppm     40 mg/m3

Lead (Pb)

 Quarterly Average

1.5 ug/m3

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)

 Annual Arithmetic Mean

0.053 ppm    100 ug/m3

Ozone (O3)

 1-hour Average

8-hour Average

0.12 ppm    235 ug/m3

0.08 ppm    157 ug/m3

Particulate Matter (PM-10)

 Annual Arithmetic Mean

24-hour Average

50 ug/m3

150 ug/m3

Particulate Matter (PM-2.5)

 Annual Arithmetic Mean

24-hour Average

15 ug/m3

65 ug/m3

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

 Annual Arithmetic Mean

24-hour Average

0.03 ppm    80 ug/m3

0.14 ppm    365 ug/m3

Further information on the CAA and U.S. EPA is available at the following sites:

 

 

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